Dearborn County, IN

Population

A region's economy thrives or dives because of the people who choose to live there. That choice may occur by being born there and desiring to stay, or a more deliberate one of choosing to relocate from somewhere else. Monitoring change in the size and movement of population is an important barometer of well-being.

Population Over Time

1990

2000

2005

2010

2017

Total Population

38,835

46,163

48,421

50,035

49,741

Change Since 1990

7,328

9,586

11,200

10,906

Pct. Change Since 1990

18.9%

24.7%

28.8%

28.1%

Source: US Census Bureau

Components of Population Change 2016 to 2017

Number

Net Domestic Migration

204

International Migration

-14

Natural Increase (births minus deaths)

84

Births

524

Deaths

440

Source: US Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age in 2017

Number

Pct. Dist

Preschool (0 to 4)

2,656

5.3%

School Age (5 to 17)

8,632

17.4%

College Age (18 to 24)

3,910

7.9%

Young Adult (25 to 44)

11,421

23.0%

Older Adult (45 to 64)

14,600

29.4%

Older (65 plus)

8,522

17.1%

Source: US Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin in 2017

Number

Pct. Dist

American Ind. or Alaskan Native Alone

118

0.2%

Asian Alone

224

0.5%

Black Alone

315

0.6%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone

30

0.1%

White Alone

48,493

97.5%

Two or More Race Groups

561

1.1%

Hispanic or Latino

Non-Hispanic or Latino

49,124

98.8%

Hispanic or Latino

617

1.2%

Source: US Census Bureau

Households in 2017

Number

Pct. Dist

Total Households

18,667

100.0%

Family Households

13,361

71.6%

Married with Children

3,928

21.0%

Married without Children

6,865

36.8%

Single Parents

1,498

8.0%

Other

1,070

5.7%

Non-family Households

5,306

28.4%

Living Alone

4,528

24.3%

Average Household Size

2.66

Average Family Household Size

3.72

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

Population Counts by Decade

Population

NumericalChg.

Pct. Chg.

1950

25,141

NA

NA

1960

28,674

3,533

14.1%

1970

29,430

756

2.6%

1980

34,291

4,861

16.5%

1990

38,835

4,544

13.3%

April 2000

46,163

7,328

18.9%

April 2010

50,035

3,872

8.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Projections

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

Population Projections

50,047

51,927

53,482

54,726

55,655

Change Since 2010

1,880

3,435

4,679

5,608

Pct. Change Since 2010

3.8%

6.9%

9.3%

11.2%

Source: Indiana Business Research Center.Note: 2010 data are census counts from the U.S. Census Bureau